Keibul Lamjao National Park, Vishnupur, West Bengal India

This park is located at 53 kilometers from Imphal and is backed by Loktak Lake. The premises give shelter to Sangai, a dancing deer. Among the other wildlife animals that form part of the park, hog deer, water fowls, and otter are quite popular. It is best if you visit it in the months between November and March. Watch towers have been constructed by the forest authorities. If you are planning to make a stay, there are two rest houses within the premises that can be booked. The park is the tourist highlight of Bishnupur. A major portion of the topography of the park consists of floating marshes, commonly called phumdi. It is the reason that almost 80% of the vegetation grows submerged in water. A few decades earlier the plant that grew predominantly here included tou, khoimom, and singut. But over a period of time, there has been the drastic change in relative proportions of these.

Sangai deer is the center of attraction to the tourist. Its flexible gait and flexible walk looks as if it is dancing upon marshy land. Other species o deer that you are able to see here are hog deer, muntjac, and sambhar. Different varieties of macaques can be seen wandering over western hills. In addition, you can also expect to see mammals like wild boar, Indian civet, wild cats, black bear etc. Among the avifauna that this National park houses includes many exotic and rare species. Waterfowl are the winter migrants. You can have the glimpse of some more bird varieties like hooded crane, black eagle, green peafowl, and hornbill.